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Meaning of dependence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
dɪˈpɛndəns

Definitions

  1. The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
    countable, uncountable
  2. dependency
  3. An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إدمان استناد الإعتماد
Azərbaycanca asılılıq
Беларуская зале́жнасць
Bosanski зависност
Català dependència
Čeština závislost
Dansk afhængighed tillid
Deutsch Abhängigkeit
Ελληνικά εθισμός εξάρτηση
Esperanto dependeco manio pasio
Español dependencia
Suomi riippuvuus
Français dépendance
Gaeilge spleá spleáchas tuilleamaí
עברית תלות
हिन्दी आश्रित निर्भरता
Hrvatski зависност
Italiano dipendenza
日本語 中毒 依存 嗜癖
ქართული დამოკიდებულება
Қазақша тәуелділік
한국어 의존 중독
Latviešu atkarība
Македонски зависност
Nederlands afhankelijkheid nood verslaving
Polski bluszczowatość bluszczowość zależność
Português dependência vício
Română dependență subjugare subordonare
Русский зависимость
Slovenčina závislosť
Српски зависност
Svenska avhängighet beroende
Kiswahili utegemezi
Українська адди́кція залежність

Examples

“He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.”
“Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Dependences Dependencies dependency dependency culture dependency grammar dependency hell

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